SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 17573, 10 February 1914, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY "SIR MOORED." Ftrmbold, "who ran third in the Hals■well Hack Handicap at the C..1.C. Summer meeting at Kiccarton on Saturday last, is one of the first of the progeny of Air C. . Affleck’s stallion. Stronghold, to race on the flat—Daylight Bill has already raced -well over the small sticks. Flrmhold has several races to his credit at minor meetings in Canterbury. At a meeting of the Fortuity Park Trotting Club on Friday night it was decided that a plan be prepared for a. new grandstand. The building is to be in brick, IT*, ft, long and s'U’l. deep, und will hold ISi>o persons on the lower fleck and the same number on the upper platform.—lt was also decided In arrange, If possible, for an extension of the tramline to the Park gates. The sum of £2llO is to be given in stakes at the Club’s winter meeting. At a meeting hold in Melbourne on February 2nd. under the auspices of the Melbourne Trotting Club, the New Zealand reinsman. M. Edwards, gained two important victories. With his own horse Dillon Hell, by Harold Dillon — ■Wild Belle. Edwards won the Flying Handicap, of -TO sovs, after standing the limit horses up TO yards, in 2 min. 1S Vi secs. The second success was gained with Thelma, hy Frank Bobbins—Peggy, in the Ttiohmond Hundred Trot. Thelma started second favourite. The Mnorilander, by the way. is returning to take up Ids residence in Christchurch, and one of Ids charges will be the crack Australian pacer, Denver Tluon. The Tapanui horse. Palisade. was scratched at 2.o'* yesterday afternoon for the Publicans’ Handicap, to be decided on the first day of the D.J.t . s Autumn meeting next week. The son of Pallas was placed in the position of honour in the handicap list, with a substantial load to his credit, which may possibly account for hi-s prompt withdrawal. At the Wood end (Victoria! races on January 23th the Flying Handicap (live furlongs! was unexpectedly won by the gelding Tympan. by Handsome .lack Orchestra. The winner, a Now Zealander, ranks as a younger tail brother to the well-known Canterbury iorso. The Cdrnet. On January 21st three Maorilanders were successful in Australia in important races. In Sydney the five-yenr-old mare. Kilmeadon. by Kilvaeran Conronne. wbn recently won the A..,.( . Anniversary Handicap, started ai an outside price and carried off the Rosehill Handicap, while at the W.A.T.C.’s meeting at Perth. Ireland. by Kilcheran—Savannah, secured the Armadale Handicap, and Miss Alison. by Poult —Miss Nelson, won the Guildford Handicap. The successes of Ireland and Miss Alison were fully anticipated on fir totalisator. tbe oxhhkofe case. TRAINFin'? APPEAL SITTAIN’KI'. OWNER’S A P PE AT. ADJOURNED. (Per United Press Association ! i ’HRISTCin’P.t’H. February !>. The New Zealand Racing Conference .lodges met on Saturday to consider the appeal of A. .Mr-Anley (trainer of.Oxenbope! against the action of the Dunedin District Committee in endorsing the decision of the Dunedin Jockey (.Inb disqualifying McAnley. IT. Amyes Towner!. J. T. Humphries (jockey!, and tbe borse Oxenhope for two years for obvious pulling in the Federal Handicap, run at Wingatni on December 2C>th. The conference judges decided that the decision of the Dunedin Jockey Club on "an obvious pull" was not open to review by, them, but they had no reason to question the justice of that decision. They considered that of inference from the attendant circumstances and the evidence proendable the question of the complicity of an owner or trainer in such an act was not one of fact and, therefore, they had power to entertain an appeal by the owner or trainer in the ease under rf , v icw. They were not satisfied that there was evidence of omnlicity of Me Att ley. and then mnield his appeal. The judges were Sir George Clifford. Mr Hugo Frie,Hander, and Mr Qnnn.e. They adjourned the appeal of Amyes in the same matter for the production of further evidence. The disqualification .-jf Humphries, the jockey, stands. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. ATHEN K”S I.AM KN ESS RESIT.TS SE.RIOFSLA*. MADRIT.ANDKR Ft RAF SOFI.T SCRATCHED. SYDNEY. February 2. Received February 2. 1 1..T p.m. The Sydney Daily Telegraph says that the lameness of the threv-year-rdd Aus-tralian-bred cold. Athenic. by Trnquair (imp.!—Arajoel. owned by Mr E. J. Watt, of Hawke’s Bay. is sufficiently bad to realise the worst fears of his connections. Athenic has been withdrawn from the Doncaster Handicap, in addition to being struck out of aU his Victorian engagements. The New Zealand-bred three-year-old colt. Beau Soult. by Soult—Our I.ady. has been withdrawn from the Newmarket Handicap. 330HCASTEE HANDICAP. SYDNEY. February 2. Received 2th. 2.10 p.m. Athenic has been scratched for the Doncaster Handicap, BOZUTO. FITZSIMMONS BACK AGAIN. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) NEW YORK. January :bh Bob Fitzsimmons, the former world’s heavy-weight champion, fought a nodecision six-rounds bout against "Knockout.” Sweeney, at Williamsport i Pennsylvania). last nightThe veteran repeatedly sent his opponent to the hoards, and. according to ringside opinion, showed much of his •M-time speed and powerful blows. I’XHOU DEFEATED. Ad. Wolgast, at Fond du Lac. in Wisconsin, knocked out TTiholz. the Boor .light-weight, in the second round. SUMMERS DEFEATS EVERNDEN. SYDNEY, February 1. At the Kushcutters’ Bay Stadium on Satnrday night there was a moderate attendance when Johnny Summers defeated Arthur Evernden for the third tim“. The contest went the full 20 ■rounds, but the winner had distinctly the upper hand, and on several occasions seemed to have Us man on the verge *f being outed. HOCKEY. iINGLAND-SOUTHLA N I) RAD IKS’ MATCH APPROVED. A special meeting of the Southland Radies’ Hockey Association was held in the T.M.C.A. rooms last e\cuing. Present : Misses Garmson (in chairt. Rabbidge. Walker. England. Ilnffadine, Loudon. and Dr Hansen. The meeting was held to i-nnsider an offer from the N.Z.R.H.A. for a mutch with a team of English lady j,layers who are about to vis i New Zealand. — It was decided’ to accept the match and to give the required guarantee of £3O. In connection with the Empire match as above, it was decided to issue collecting cards, the id--n being to present admission tickets to the game to each donor of 2s. It is estimated that the ■English visitors wi'l reach Invercargill Jn September next. . TEHIIIS. INVERCARGILL v. GORE. The A Grade Inter-club competition between the above clubs was played at Gore on Saturday afternoon in glorious weather, the visitors winning by TIT games to 1 08. Scores in detail, Invercargill players being named first, are as under; — Men’s Doubles: Purchas ami Henderson 2 beat Houston and Filler 7; Macdonald and Rowe 9 beat Pauli and Staple 7; Baird and Mc.Nab 9 beat Campbell and Bowler I. Ladies’ Doubles: Mrs Callender and Miss Jobson 3 lost to Mrs McAra and Mrs Wilson 7; Misses Hack-worth and Wyli® 4 lost to Misses Wallis and

Combined Doubles: Mrs Callender and Purchas 9 beat. Mrs McAra and Pauli 3; Miss Jobson and Henderson 3 lost to Mrs Wilson and Houston 9; Miss Hackworth and McDonald 9 boat Miss Wallis and Filler 4; Miss Wylie and Rowe 3 lost to Miss Bowler and Staple 9. Men’s Singles: Purchas 9 beat Pauli 4; Henderson 3, lost to Houston 9; Macdonald 9 beat Filler 5: Rowe 9 beat Staple 3: Baird 9 heal Campbell 3: MeNab —. Bowler —. Ladies' Singles: -Mrs Callender 5 lost to Mi-s McAra 7: Miss Jobson 3 lost to Mrs Wilson 7: Miss Haekworth 4 lost to Miss Wallis 7; Miss Wylie 3 lost to Miss Bowler 7. Totals: Invercargill 117, 106. IN TER NAT IO.N’AL I'O URNAMENT. PARIS, February S. Received :»th. 2.15 p.m Wilding and (’raig-Biddle won _ the doubles at the international tournament,' hold at Hyorps, South .Franco. CRICKET. AUSTRALIA v. AUCKLAND. NORTHERN Ni DEFEATED. A DECISIVE VICTORY. AUCKLAND. February 2. The Australians, innings finished wry suddenly this morning, (he last two wickets falling in nine minutes after (."• commencement of play, and the visitors being all out for 053. Auckland commenced their second innings at noon and were ail out soon alow four o’clock for a total of 1S(, runs, being thus beaten by an innings and 221 runs. The Aucklanders could nut withstand the Australian bowling. Three wickets fell foe 90 runs, four for 92. five, for KH, six for 112. and seven for 122. Then Brooke and Smeeton made a stand, compiling 55 runs between them before they fell victims to Noble. The scores are : A I’i-TRALI A (Ist Innings). McKenzie, b Sneddon 34 Dolling, e Brook, hj Smith .... 10 Collins, e Smeeton. b Smith . . . . 37 W tidily, c Tat tors:’. 11. 1) Somerville 130 Armstrong. 1.b.w.. b Tlemus .. .. 12S Reins ford, run out 155 Noble, c and b Brook 20 Sims, b Sneddon 5 Mailoy, c Tatcersall. b Clarke .. 10 Laver, st. Tatlersail. b Sneddon 5 Maegregor, not out 11 Extras 20 Total (>SS Bowling analysis : Clarke. 1 wicket for 91 runs; Somerville. 1 for 19: Taylor, o for 37; Snedden, 3 for 12S; Smith. 2 for 100; Brook. 1 for si; Ib-rnu-. 1 for SI: Horspool, o for II: Smeeton. o for 10. AUCKLAND. First Innings 25 1 Second Innings. McCormick, b Armstrong o Honiiif. run out 17 Brookesmilh, 1.b.w.. b Armstrong .. 22 Snedden. b .McKenzie 12 Horspool. b McKenzie 0 Somerville, hj McKenzie IT Taylor, hj McKenzie 15 Brook, c Laver, b Noble 2 7 Smeeton. b Noble 2 3 Tattersali. not out 2 Clarke, b Armstrong 5 Extras 11 ’J'otal 1S <5 Bowling analysis : Armstrong, 3 wickets for 47 runs; Noble, 2 for 15; -McKenzie. 1 for 11. INTE RP R O VIN C FAR M ATC H. CANTERBURY v. SOUTHLAND. GAME STARTS THIS MORNING. At Rugby Park at 11 o'clock iliis morning the interprovincial cricket match between Canterbury and Southland. will be commenced and continued over Wednesday. The visitors arrived in Invercargill by last night’s express. They were met at The station hy the Mayor (-Mr D. MeEarlane). members of the executive of the Southland Cricket Association, and a large number of local enthusiasts in the game. The Mayor extended an official welcome to the visitors and. in doing so, said that he trusted the representatives of the premier cricketing province of New Zealand would find the weather, the cricketers and the Southland public, maintaining tbe good name which all three had earned. Mr E. R. Caygill (manager I. in replying. thanked the Mayor and the cricketers for the hearty welcome extended to himself and his men. lie trusted that the forthcoming game would he a good one. and if the Southlanders were victorious the visitors would he the first to congratulate them. If the weather kept fine he could assure them of good cricket from the team he hail with him. If their initial welcome was a forecast of what was going to follow, and lie was sure that it was. then the Canterbury representatives would thoroughly enjoy their visit to Invercargill. After the ceremony, which terminated with cheers, the visitors were escorted to their quarters at the Grand Hotel The teams for the match are as follow : CANTERBURY : J. IT. Bennett. AY. Hayes. H. Watson. G. Wilson, \V. R. Patrick. A. AV. Thomas. C. Beale. H. A. Bishop, E. Boulton. IT. B. AVhitta (captain!. C. Boxshall. E. R. Caygill. SOUTHLAND : J. AV. 11. Haimumai!. D. C. Hamilton. J. A. Doig. A. Driscoll. E. Kavanagh. A.. Hamilton. 11. Irwin. A. Poole. T. Groves, J. Darragh, and J. M eNeece.

NOTES BY "COA’ER POINT.” After the special preparation which has been ' given it by caretaker Battersby, and the assistance of fine weather for some time past, the wicket at Rugby Park will roll out in splendid order this morning, when the interprovincial fixture commences. The close cropping to which the outfield has been subjected lias left it with a billiard-like surface, and the batsmen will get the full benefit of their scoring strokes. This will be the second occasion on which the representatives of Canterbury and Southland have come together on the cricket field. The first match was played at Christchurch as far hack as 12 years ago. and victory rested with the home team. The personnel of both teams lias undergone unrecognisable changes within_that long lapse of timeThat the standard of cricket lias vastly Improved in both pirovinces is an unquestionable fact. To-day we have the premier cricketing province of the whole dominion with us, i.e.. the Piunket •Shield holders. One has only to review the names and recall the deeds of the individual members of the Canterbury team to really understand what a great cricketing side it is. Of course the deflection from the touring combination of such fine exponents as Reece. .Sandman and Hiokrnott is to fie regretted, hut worthy substitutes have replaced the New Zealand rep resen tat i ves named. Messrs Bennett. Boxshall and Patrick, with the present combination, have recently returned from Australia, where they played with the New Zeaalnd eleven. The final eleven to meet Southland has nor yet been selected, twelve names being given in the team printed above. After the selection committee has inspected the wicket this morning a decision will be arrived at as to which man shall stand down. In batting, howling and fielding the feam is a. very strong one. and the Southlanders will require to display no blemishes in their movements. Boxsha.ll will take wickets, whilst the bowling attack will be shared hy Bennett (medium!. AA’ilson (slow). AA'atson (medium!. Boulton (left hand. medium), and Thomas (fast). The Southland team will take the field as originally selected. Now that Gilbertson, .who took wickets in the ATellington match, is not in the latest selection. Irwin, the Appleby ’keeper, will go behind the stumps. NEW SOUTH WALES DEFEATS TASMANIA. SYDNEY, February 9. Received 9th, 9.10 p.m. New South Wales defeated Tasmania by an innings and 180 runs. New South Wales in their first Innings ■ scored 451 runs (Macartney 110. Andrews G7). Bowling analysis : Robinson 2 wickets for 84 runs, Myers 4 for 132, Paton 4 for 129. Tasmania's second innings realised 10S runs (Robinson 21. Hawson 32. Paton 19'. Bowling analysis : Mailey Z wickets for 15 run*. Scott 4 for 20, Cram-aye-i

BowLnm. THE AUSTRALIAN HOWLERS. O REV MOUTH, February 9. An invitation has been sent direct to the -Australian bowlers to visit the AA’est Coast from the President of the Grey Club. The following players will represent Northern! against Te R-mgi to-morrow, at 2,3 1! p.m. on the Te Rang! green: G. Stevens. J. McDonald. D. J. AA’es- - J. A'ate*»; J. Brass. J. Whelan. P. L. Gilkison. J. Holloway; Jos. Johnston. ■ (F. Hannah. AV. IT. Johnstone, A. AVe.s- ; ney, 11. Meyer. W. Leek. T. A, AVallace; ! T. Roche, It. Prenllee, J. A. Wesney. AN', j -A. Cockbiirn. A. J. Service: ('. .1. Broad. AV. Watson. S. L. Pad got. W. I.illierap; AA’. Spite. R. MeNarey. F. Thomson. A. Sloans: D. Bissett. T. MeGraih. Jehu , Johnston. T. AA'atson. Emergencies: A. ; Cross. Fyfe, Copeland. N Te Rangi:-—J. Peterson. Pc. (Tav.Tord. B. Brooks. J. Colder (s.t: J. A. Tlinmp- : sen. G. E. Glen. R. Dunlop. F. Aylmg i (s. t: S. Stephens, E. R. Pi'cber. Bar- • ham. J. Strang (s. I ; M. ,’d ■■’::! 1 um. A. Carnahan. A. Harper. T. Pv-dc cs. I ; R. Roseow, M. Aliens, J. <'. Mi-Kev/jr. J. E. j Hannah (s.!: T. A. Henry. M. (Brown. R. S. Mi-Naught. A. S. Froggat t is.): It. i Mar-hall. A. I!. Stott. AY Buchanan. J. 11. Kiss-n Is. I ; iI. Robe-: sen. T. Brown, R. 1-la mil t on. ii. .'. J elk cat" fs). N' ) RTII FN (’> v. S'II’TIILAN’D. | t e s-iturd-iy Yams from Northend : ae Seat hj load i’ii:b-; met on the South- I '■ i greer. and af:er n very pleasanr ,-ai-.-e. vh-iorv rested with the home j The feliowing are the results: N.E. S. ! S. smith. Dr. Barclay, J. Johnston. J. Main is.) IS —— Foote. Gazznrd. do ('astro. T. Kingsland <s.) Brass. Eliry. Taylor, E. Smith I (s.! , 13 I Chirk. Credgington. f.ipseombe, | Mc.-A Ipi ne (s.! , AA’lielan. Rattray, Lillic-rap. T. ‘ AYatson (s.) 15 Fraser. Brown. i-tiilavson. R. Erskiue (s! - 19 Cross. J. Johnston, Bissett. Holloway (s.) 23 Everett. Bissett, Paterson. Sebo Totals <l2 S7 AFSTRALLAN TEAM IN WEELINGTON. WEI-KINGTON. February 2. T! Australian t-vtm of visiting bowlers arrived in Wellington on Saturday night from Palmerston North. They were met at AA’ellingtou by the officials of the AA’ellington Centre, and yesterdav i s, - visitors were |)>e guests of Mr t 'has. Hill, President of the Te Kiwi Club, at his residence at Island Bay. | and favomed by fine weather a very enjo\ abb- day was spent. This morning the visitors were accorded a civic reception in the Council Chamber of the Tou'ii Hall, and later played a match against the representatives of Wellingion Bowling Centre, the visitors winning by If.tl points to I 15. BIILIAEDS. GRAY’S Pl-.AY CRITICISED. LONDON. February A. j Received February 2. 1.25' p.m. J The Observer slates that Gray, the bit Uardist. if seep on an off day. mi got j have given the impression that ivory bulls were 100 much for him. He often nlayed too thinly on tbe object ball. But at other times he proved that he will become as proficient with ivories as with composition balls. lie showed on Friday that be knows far more of the peculiarities of ivories than he did a week before. LONDON. February 2. Received 9th, 5.15 p.m. It is generally concerted that Gray has j not been discredited even if the results ; are regarded as the sole criterion of merit, for Newman would have beaten any living player at the same odds. Gray | was even improving in his control of j the ivories, and still has a chance of i winning tlm English rli/impionship in Mare!). He lias the finest style of any living player, and has more individual shots. AVii en he gets (tie pace of the ivories, the odds are that he will make I four figure breaks in the champion- i ship match. ’ swramnira. A’ I ('TOR LA N CHAMPIONSHI PS. j MELBOFRNi:. February 2. ■ At ihe A’ietoriiin championship meet- j ing the 201 yards event was won by i Beaurepaire in 2 min. 35 3-5 secs. The \ 22<) yards breast stroke was won by AA’. j Finney in 3 min. 15 3-5 sees. The three-quarters of a mile was won by Morris in 12 min. If. 2-5 secs. | GOir. SIZE OF HOLES. i LONDON, February 3. i Mnllnhy De.e’ey and other noted golf- I ers urge that the hole on golfing greens should be it V. inches in diameter. Henry Leach strongly supports this sugges- I tion. arguing that it is unreasonable ] that eh am pionsl i i ;>s should depend on ■ two feet poll s. j ASSOCIATION S’OTBALL. ENGLISH MATCHES. LONDON. February S. The following are the results of Saturday’s football matches: Newcastle 1, Bolton 3. Middlesborough 2. Everton 0: Blackburn 3. Derby 2. Preston 3. CIK-Isca 3: Sheffield I'nited 1. ! (‘underlain) 0: Sheffield AVeini-silav 2. i Liverpool 1: Aston A’illa 2. AA'est Bront- j wieh ’.Artir.eltest.er City 1. Bradford Citv a; Burnley 2. Oldham 9; Tottenham 2. Manchester Fnited 1. THE OLYMSPIC GAMES. AN AUSTRALIAN -APPEAL. SA’UNEY. February 2. The Olympic Games Australasian Committee issues to-day an appeal to the public to contribute towards a proposed fund of £IO.OOO to train and equip a team. The expected number of the team is approximately sixty, rep resettling nil branches of athletics. Already £3(2 has been promised, and it is hoped that, the Government will again contribute. The amateur aspect will he strictly preserved in the training of competitors.